U.S.-Russian Bilateral Presidential Commission: Working Groups
| Agriculture: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack and Russian Minister of Agriculture Nikolay Fedorov | |
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U.S. Primary Contact: Jonathan Gressel Director, Eurasia Division Office of Country and Regional Affairs U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Washington, D.C. 20250 Tel: (202) 720-8243 Email this working group |
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| Arms Control and International Security: U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov | |
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U.S. Primary Contact: James Timbie Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary U.S. Department of State, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Washington, D.C. 20520 Tel: (202) 647-4404 Email this working group |
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| Business Development and Economic Relations: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Russian Minister of Economic Development Aleksey Ulyukayev | |
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U.S. Primary Contact: Matthew Edwards Office Director, Office of Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration Washington, D.C. 20230 Tel: (202) 482-4365 Fax: (202) 482-3042 Email this working group |
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| Counternarcotics: U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy Acting Director Michael P. Botticelli and Russian Federal Drug Enforcement Service Director Viktor Ivanov | |
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U.S. Primary Contact: John T. Beattie Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy Washington, D.C. 20504 Tel: (202) 395-6664 Email this working group |
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| Counterterrorism: U.S. Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Jerry Lanier and Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for International Cooperation on Counterterrorism and Transnational Organized Crime Alexander Zmeyevskiy | |
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U.S. Primary Contact: Lonni Reasor Senior Policy Officer for Counterterrorism U.S. Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Washington, D.C. 20520 Tel: (202) 647-6736 Fax: (202) 647-0697 Email this working group |
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| Cyber: U.S. Special Assistant to the President and Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniel and Russian Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Nikolay Klimashin | |
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U.S. Primary Contact: Benjamin Boudreaux Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues (S/CCI) U.S. Department of State Washington, D.C. 20250 Tel: (202) 647-5826 Email this working group |
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| Defense Relations: U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter and Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu | |
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U.S. Primary Contact: Col. James D. Lampton Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia Policy U.S. Department of Defense Washington, D.C. 20330 Tel: (703) 692-3917 Fax: (703) 697-0499 Email this working group |
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| Education, Culture, Sports, and Media: The U.S. Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Richard Stengel and Russian Special Presidential Representative for International Culture Cooperation Mikhail Shvydkoy | |
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U.S. Primary Contact: Anaida Haas EUR/PD U.S. Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Washington, D.C. 20520 Tel: (202) 647-5993 Email this working group |
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| Emergency Situations: U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate and Russian Minister of Emergency Situations Vladimir Puchkov | |
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U.S. Primary Contact: Jess M. Bratton Senior International Affairs Specialist International Affairs Division Office of External Affairs Department of Homeland Security/FEMA Office: (202) 212-2185 Email this working group |
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| Energy: U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and Russian Minister of Energy Aleksandr Novak | |
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U.S. Primary Contact: Paul Tumminia Desk Officer for Russia Department of Energy, Office of Russian and Eurasian Affairs Washington, D.C. 20585 Tel: (202) 586-8036 Fax: (202) 586-5150 Email this working group |
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| Environment: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment Dan Reifsnyder (Acting) and Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Coordinator for International Cooperation Nuritdin Inamov | |
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U.S. Primary Contact: Shelbie Legg Ecology and Conservation Office U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans, International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Tel: (202) 647-0658 Fax: (202) 736-7351 Email this working group |
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| Health: U.S. Chairperson (TBD) and Russian Minister of Health Veronika Skvortsova | |
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U.S. Primary Contact: Yelena Shnayder, M.H.S. International Health Analyst Department of Health and Human Services Office of Global Affairs Washington, D.C. 20201 Tel: (202) 260-0442 Fax: (202) 260-0396 Email this working group |
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| Innovation: U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Catherine Ann Novelli and Russia Chairperson (TBD) | |
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U.S. Primary Contacts: Craig Reilly Office of Commercial and Business Affairs U.S. Department of State Washington, D.C. 20520 Tel: (202) 647-0383 Email this working group |
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| Military Cooperation: Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey and Russian Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Army General Valeriy Gerasimov | |
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U.S. Primary Contacts: COL Sewaphorn (Noy) Rovira Pol-Mil Planner, Russia Joint Staff ENR-EEE Tel: (703) 693-3365 Email this working group |
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| Military Technical Cooperation: U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Defense Trade and Regional Security Beth McCormick and Russian Deputy Director, Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation (FSMTC), Head of the Russian Delegation Anatoliy Punchuk | |
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U.S. Primary Contacts: Ms. Efthymia D. Alexiou Programs Manager for Russia International Cooperation Directorate in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics U.S. Department of Defense Tel: (571) 372-5267 Email this working group |
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| Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Security: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman and Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation “Rosatom” Director General Sergey Kiriyenko | |
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U.S. Primary Contacts: Lauren Lafaro Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Washington, D.C. 20585 Tel: (202) 586-0653 Email this working group |
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| Rule of Law: Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General of the United States and Alexander Konovalov, Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation | |
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| Science and Technology: U.S. Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy John Holdren and Russian Ministry of Education and Science, Minister Dmitry Livanov | |
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U.S. Primary Contact: Adam Bodrow Senior Policy Advisor for International Affairs Executive Office of the President, Office of Science and Technology Policy Washington, D.C. 20502 Tel: (202) 456-6038 Fax: (202) 456-6027 Email this working group |
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| Space Cooperation: U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Administrator Charles Bolden and Russian Federal Space Agency Head Oleg Ostapenko | |
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U.S. Primary Contact: Meredith McKay Senior International Programs Specialist National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of International and Interagency Relations Washington, D.C. 20546 Tel: (202) 358-1240 Email this working group |
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| Steering Group: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov | |
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U.S. Primary Contact: Tracy Perrelli Advisor to the Bilateral Presidential Commission U.S. Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Washington, D.C. 20520 Tel: (202) 647-4464 Fax: (202) 647-8980 Email this working group |
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